Obtención de ZrOz por descomposición del silicato de zirconio con carbonato sódico

  1. J. M. Ayala 1
  2. José P. Sancho Martínez 1
  3. Miguel Angel Llavona Uribelarrea 1
  4. Luis Felipe Verdeja González 1
  1. 1 Departamento de Ciencias de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica de la Universidad de Oviedo. Escuela de Ingenieros de Minas
Journal:
Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio

ISSN: 0366-3175

Year of publication: 1990

Volume: 29

Issue: 5

Pages: 339-343

Type: Article

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Abstract

Monoclinic Zirconia was prepared by basic désintégration of zircon with soda ash. The first step was to break the zirconium silicate down with a thermal treatment at high temperature. Afterwards, an alkaline leaching with soda to eliminate the silica formed during the previous stage was performed. The sodium silicozirconate produced in the thermal treatment was removed with hydrochloric acid leaching